Turning to One Another

Wheatley presents a set of compelling short essays and prose-poems for reflection on the meaning of life in post-modern culture. You can read each piece in a few minutes and contemplate for a week, or read right through in an evening. Either way, it will change you for the better, or at least turn you toward others for good purposes to share along the journey.

I am a nurse educator and I have used this text to support student's reflective capacity about their leadership skills, particularly at the graduate level of education. I think this book is wonderfully well written, and Wheatley really did design the book to support the dialogue process. In class we would each read a paragraph until the reading was done. Then we would spend time reflecting by writing poetry, creating a short narrative, or drawing or painting a picture. We then dialogued about our reflections and I feel that this text supported the students' integral education experience. We also used the book to support online dialogue and reflection.I highly recommend this text for any educator who is looking for ways to support dialogue and reflective processes of their students.

Conversations are what really connects us and this little book has a wealth of ideas for better conversations and therefore a better world for us all. I particularly liked the 12 conversation starters which I will be adding to my collection of how to have candid conversations of high value and mutual reward which are integral to all my work. I also valued the great list of extra resources and also the list if websites.

This book is beautifully laid out and visually encourages the reader to "listen" to the text. The poetics of the work take it beyond the simplicity of its use as a manual for initiating conversations.

This is an excellent resource for anyone who is interested in personal growth and learning. Additionally, it is a great resource for those who are responsible for leading a multi-disciplinary project. The entire book is thought provoking. The conversation starters are insightful and inspiring. The context and focus for each of these provides direction of attention without limiting the scope of the dialog that they are intended to spark.